Teaching Assistant

Job description

Are you looking for a new opportunity in an SEN environment and are you interested in furthering your career?

We are looking for individuals who have the drive and passion to assist pupils with additional needs at a school in Boston. The pupils have complex needs from moderate to severe learning difficulties that will require very specific assistance with personal care and academic support with learning. All candidates must be happy to carry out personal care as and when required.

As a Teaching Assistant you will be required to provide specific support, dependant on the individual pupils, deal with the personal care and comfort of pupils as required in relation to health, hygiene, toileting and administering of medicines and who can build up a rapport with the pupils to promote inclusion.

An experience within a school and direct experience working with children is desired but not essential as we also look for in background knowledge in areas such as social care and youth work. Particular personal or professional experience of supporting individuals with Autism is highly desirable as is an understanding of the complexities related to the behaviour in this condition.

Please contact Ashleigh on the details below and send your full CV.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualification and training for this role. For teacher roles, we require a formally recognised teaching qualification. For Support staff our minimum requirement is GCSE English & Maths (A-C) or equivalent.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualification and training for this role. For teacher roles, we require a formally recognised teaching qualification. For Support staff our minimum requirement is GCSE English & Maths (A-C) or equivalent.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay.

Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.